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Alberta Darling
stated on August 25, 2021 in Twitter:

“Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in state history.”

By Madeline Heim • September 24, 2021
Alberta Darling
stated on September 4, 2019 in a Joint Finance Committee meeting:

"Gov. Evers asked the director of WEDC to stay on"

By Eric Litke • September 6, 2019
Alberta Darling
stated on December 5, 2018 in a news release:

"Democrats flip flop on pre-existing conditions."

By Tom Kertscher • December 18, 2018
Alberta Darling
stated on December 2, 2014 in an interview:

At the 50 Milwaukee schools serving "at least 80% African-American and at least 80% low income" students, the reading proficiency is 8%.

By Dave Umhoefer • December 5, 2014
Alberta Darling
stated on September 8, 2014 in a news release:

"Wisconsin does not have a deficit. Thanks to Republican reforms, the 2014 budget will begin with a $443 million surplus."

By Tom Kertscher • September 11, 2014
Alberta Darling
stated on August 15, 2013 in legislative testimony:

Wisconsin’s criminal threshold for drunken-driving is "way out of line" with "states surrounding us," which "have the second offense as a felony."

By Dave Umhoefer • August 25, 2013
Alberta Darling
stated on May 15, 2013 in a legislative meeting:

"18 percent of our land in our state right now is either federally, state or county owned for conservation purposes."

By Tom Kertscher • May 26, 2013
Alberta Darling
stated on July 29, 2011 in a TV ad and campaign flier:

Says state Rep. Sandy Pasch, her recall opponent, "voted to allow public school employees to use taxpayer dollars to pick up the tab for…Viagra."

By Dave Umhoefer • August 5, 2011
Alberta Darling
stated on June 20, 2011 in an interview:

Says the 2011-13 state budget eliminates the structural deficit "for the first time in decades."

By James B. Nelson • July 3, 2011
Alberta Darling
stated on June 24, 2011 in an interview:

On pay for fired Milwaukee police officers

By James B. Nelson • June 28, 2011
Alberta Darling
stated on February 13, 2011 in an appearance on a TV interview program:

Limiting labor negotiations to only wages is "how it is for the most part in the private sector."

By James B. Nelson • February 17, 2011
Alberta Darling
stated on December 5, 2010 in a television interview:

When it comes to the state deficit, Wisconsin is "proportionally in as much trouble as the State of California."

By Tom Kertscher • December 9, 2010